The Bible does not specify the sin of Ham (in which Canaan may have been involved), but the act was disgraceful enough for God to pronounce judgment on Canaan’s descendants, the Canaanites.Ĭanaanite is also a term used to designate the Northwest Semitic languages of the people living in the land of Canaan. The Canaanite race was cursed probably because of the sin of Ham against his father, Noah (Genesis 9:25–26). Noah’s grandson was Canaan, the son of Ham, from whom the Canaanite peoples originated (Genesis 9:18).
Where is Canaan now? The boundaries of the ancient land of Canaan included territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Jordan River, which today encompasses modern Lebanon, portions of southern Syria, and Israel. It is not merely the land where the Israelites would live, but the sworn inheritance of God’s chosen people: “The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you and I will be their God” (Genesis 17:8 see also Exodus 6:4 Leviticus 25:38 Deuteronomy 32:49 1 Chronicles 16:18 Psalm 105:11). The land of Canaan in the Bible refers to the ancient geographical area God promised to give to Abraham and his descendants.
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